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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “dreariness” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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88 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
dreariness114628(None) 
dreaminess1345311dreaminess
bleariness1246052bleariness
creakiness1645962creakiness
creaminess1446202creaminess
dearness939972d_ear_ness
drearies92313412dreari_e_s
dreariest10229122dreari_est
drearinesses1347442drearinesses
dressiness1145542dressiness
freakiness1745182freakiness
greasiness1156542greasiness
readiness102611852_readiness
teariness9310632_teariness
weariness1238842_weariness
beadiness12249233_beadiness
beeriness1137863_beeriness
breathiness1644323breathiness
breeziness2143513breeziness
chariness14310063_chariness
cheeriness1545533cheeriness
clearness1135633clear_ness
craziness2037383cr_aziness
creatines112814433creatine_s
creepiness1444883creepiness
darkness13247343d__arkness
deaconess1245543d_eaconess
deadliness12115893d_eadliness
deadness1039233d_ea_dness
deafness1236213d_ea_fness
dearies83526273d_eari_e_s
dewiness1238453d_e_winess
drabness1135803dr_a_bness
draftiness1444863draftiness
drainers92811253dr_a_iners
dreamiest12227223dreami_est
dreaminesses1545713dreaminesses
dreamless1243513drea_mless
drearier9297923dreari_e_r
drowsiness1443643drowsiness
dwarfness1642793d_warfness
earliness939693__earliness
easiness8313043__easiness
eeriness8311873__eeriness
fieriness1238623fie_riness
glariness1038553_glariness
grapiness1238253gr_apiness
greatness1036903grea_tness
greediness1245833greediness
gregarines1244783gregarine_s
headiness132510363_headiness
heartiness1338033_heartiness
heaviness15207063_heaviness
hoariness1238823_hoariness
leafiness1236483_leafiness
leakiness1337503_leakiness
leeriness938323_leeriness
mealiness11310063_mealiness
meatiness11311183_meatiness
merriness1138293_merriness
nearness838313_near_ness
orneriness1045443orneriness
peartness1137773_peartness
preachiness1844283preachiness
preppiness1344423preppiness
prerinses1138813pre_rinses
prettiness1257393prettiness
queasiness1943553queasiness
raciness102413453_r_aciness
rareness81112853_r_areness
realness8410443_rea_lness
reediness10239613_reediness
scariness11310183_scariness
seaminess11310473_seaminess
sleaziness19104703sleaziness
sneakiness1454873sneakiness
steadiness1146703steadiness
steaminess1236773steaminess
stearines9311283stearine_s
streakiness1543823streakiness
sweatiness1336463sweatiness
threadiness1543463threadiness
trendiness1146223trendiness
uneasiness1046393uneasiness
unreadiness1244653unreadiness
unwariness1365883unwariness
wariness11313213__wariness
weariless1234763_weariless

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911406030.406440125.6
2DLD Change Limit140603886.19022714.5
3Display Results88880.0432046.5
 (SQL Overall)178691886.63926915.3
 
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